2011 Formula One season facts for kids
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| Champion driver |  Sebastian Vettel |
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| Second driver |  Jenson Button |
| Third driver |  Mark Webber |
| Champion constructor |  Red Bull Racing |
| Previous season: 2010 Next season: 2012 | |
The 2011 Formula One season will be the 62nd FIA Formula One season. The FIA announced they would consider adding a thirteenth team to the grid . On 8 September, 2010, the FIA announced that they would not add a new team. The same twelve teams from last year will compete this year. The race schedule was going to expand to twenty rounds with the running of the Indian Grand Prix, but the Bahrain Grand Prix was cancelled due to the high amount of protesters. Bahrain was briefly put back on the schedule before being cancelled again by the organizers of the race.
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Teams and drivers
The new Concorde Agreement signed on 1 August 2009 continues the terms of the 1998 agreement. It will run until 31 December 2012. The FIA published the entry list on 30 November 2010 (updated 2 December 2010).
= Race schedule
The FIA released the race schedule for the 2011 world championship. A new race, the Indian Grand Prix, had been added. However, the Bahrain Grand Prix was called off due to the political unrest in the country.
* Subject to circuit approval
Changes
- A new race, the Indian Grand Prix, has been added to the schedule.
- Pirelli will be the only tyre.
- Adjustable rear wings will be allowed. This will replace the adjustable front wing used in 2010. During the race, the wing may be adjusted only during selected conditions. After the first two laps, the driver may adjust the wing at selected locations on the track. The driver must be within one second of the car in front. This change should improve passing.
- The F-duct, used in 2010, has been banned.
- Shortened shark fins. The shark fin, the raised engine cover that connected to the rear wing has been banned. The height and length of the engine cover has been limited.
- KERS, or Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems will be used again. It was not banned in 2010, but all the teams agreed to not use it. To encourage teams to install and use KERS, the minimum weight of the car has been increased from 620 kilograms (1,367 pounds) to 640 kilograms (1,411 pounds).
- The 107% rule will return to qualifying. The 107% rule is used for the first qualifying session (Q1). The rule will be used to keep cars that are too slow out of the race. Any car that cannot set a qualifying time within 107% of the fastest car will not be allowed to enter the race. The rule does not apply to Q2 and Q3.
- An example: The fastest car in Q1 sets a time of 1 minute and 40 seconds (or 100 seconds). The 107% time will be 1 minute and 47 seconds (or 107 seconds). A slower car sets a time of 1 minute and 45 seconds. It will be allowed to race. Another car sets a time of 1 minute and 48 seconds (or 108 seconds). This car will not be allowed to race.
- Under some special conditions, the race stewards may allow a practice time to count for the 107% rule.
- Starting with the European Grand Prix, the FIA will no longer allow teams to change the engine mapping parameter after the qualifying session.
- Starting with the British Grand Prix, the FIA will no longer allow teams to flow constant exhaust gas when off throttle. Several teams had directed the exhaust gas to exit under the car. They then changed the engine to continue flow a large amount of gas through the exhaust when the driver let off the throttle in the corners. This gave the car better aerodynamics.
Results and standings
Race results
Scoring system
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
- Points are awarded to the top 10 finishers.
- Half points are awarded if the race is stopped with less than 75% of distance finished.
Drivers standings
| Pos | Driver | AUS |
MAL |
CHN |
TUR |
ESP |
MON |
CAN |
EUR |
GBR |
GER |
HUN |
BEL |
ITA |
SIN |
JPN |
KOR |
IND |
ABU |
BRA |
Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel |
234 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Mark Webber |
149 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton |
146 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Fernando Alonso |
145 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Jenson Button |
134 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Felipe Massa |
70 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Nico Rosberg |
48 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Nick Heidfeld |
34 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 |  Vitaly Petrov |
32 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Michael Schumacher |
32 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Kamui Kobayashi |
27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Adrian Sutil |
18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 |  Sébastien Buemi |
12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Jaime Alguersuari |
10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 |  Sergio Pérez |
8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Paul di Resta |
8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello |
4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Pedro de la Rosa |
0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Jarno Trulli |
0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Vitantonio Liuzzi |
0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 |  Pastor Maldonado |
0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio |
0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 |  Heikki Kovalainen |
0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Timo Glock |
0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Narain Karthikeyan |
0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Daniel Ricciardo |
0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Karun Chandhok |
0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | AUS |
MAL |
CHN |
TUR |
ESP |
MON |
CAN |
EUR |
GBR |
GER |
HUN |
BEL |
ITA |
SIN |
JPN |
KOR |
IND |
ABU |
BRA |
Points |
Pole position in Bold.
Fastest lap in Italics.
† Driver did not finish the Grand Prix. Driver was classified (ranked) because they finished over 90% of the race.
| Colour | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Green | Blue | Purple | Red | Black | White | Light blue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Winner | 2nd place | 3rd place | Points finish | Non-points finish | Did not finish (Ret) | Did not qualify (DNQ) | Disqualified (DSQ) | Did not start (DNS) | Practiced only (PO) |
| Non-classified finish (NC) | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) | Race cancelled (C) | Friday test driver (TD) (starting in 2003) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) | Excluded (EX) | Did not arrive (DNA) | Withdrew entry before the event (WD) |
Constructors standings
| Pos | Constructor | Car No. |
AUS |
MAL |
CHN |
TUR |
ESP |
MON |
CAN |
EUR |
GBR |
GER |
HUN |
BEL |
ITA |
SIN |
JPN |
KOR |
ITA |
ABU |
BRA |
Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull-Renault |
1 | 383 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | McLaren-Mercedes |
3 | 280 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ferrari |
5 | 215 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Mercedes |
7 | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Lotus-Renault |
9 | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Sauber-Ferrari |
16 | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Force India-Mercedes |
14 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Toro Rosso-Ferrari |
18 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Williams-Cosworth |
11 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Team Lotus-Renault |
20 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | HRT-Cosworth |
22 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Virgin-Cosworth |
24 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Constructor | Car No. |
AUS |
MAL |
CHN |
TUR |
ESP |
MON |
CAN |
EUR |
GBR |
GER |
HUN |
BEL |
ITA |
SIN |
JPN |
KOR |
ITA |
ABU |
BRA |
Points |
Pole position in Bold.
Fastest lap in Italics.
† Car did not finish the Grand Prix. Car was classified (ranked) because it finished over 90% of the race distance.
| Colour | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Green | Blue | Purple | Red | Black | White | Light blue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Winner | 2nd place | 3rd place | Points finish | Non-points finish | Did not finish (Ret) | Did not qualify (DNQ) | Disqualified (DSQ) | Did not start (DNS) | Practiced only (PO) |
| Non-classified finish (NC) | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) | Race cancelled (C) | Friday test driver (TD) (starting in 2003) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) | Excluded (EX) | Did not arrive (DNA) | Withdrew entry before the event (WD) |
Images for kids
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Sebastian Vettel successfully defended his World Championship, eclipsing Fernando Alonso as the youngest double World Champion in Formula One history.
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McLaren's Jenson Button came in second behind Vettel by a then record gap of 122 points.
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Mark Webber, Vettel's teammate, finished third in the championship for the second season in succession.
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The season started with controversy when two teams using the Lotus name were entered onto the grid, Lotus Renault GP (foreground) and Team Lotus (background).
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Red Bull RB7 rear wing showing function of Drag reduction system
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Hispania Racing hired Daniel Simon, a Hollywood concept car designer, to design the F111's livery
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After nine races, Sebastian Vettel had not finished lower than second. He is seen here taking his fifth victory of the season at the Monaco Grand Prix.
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Jenson Button, race winner in his 200th Grand Prix start, is accompanied by Vettel (second), Alonso (third) and his engineer Dave Robson on the podium at the Hungarian Grand Prix
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Sebastian Vettel became the youngest double World Champion at the Japanese Grand Prix, by finishing third behind race winner Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso.
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See also
In Spanish: Temporada 2011 de Fórmula 1 para niños
